Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (informally the Atlanta Fed and the Bank) is one of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks of the United States. It is responsible for the Sixth District of the Federal Reserve System, which encompasses Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, the eastern two-thirds of Tennessee, the southern portion of Louisiana, and southern Mississippi. Along with its Midtown Atlanta headquarters, the bank operates five branches in Birmingham, Jacksonville, Miami, Nashville, and New Orleans. These branches provide cash to banks, savings and loans, and other depository institutions; transfer money electronically; and clear millions of checks.
In addition to supporting the U.S. financial system, the Atlanta Fed carries out the supervision and regulation of the banks operating within the sixth district. It also is a source of research and expertise for public and private decision makers within the district. The Atlanta Fed is currently led by interim president and CEO Cheryl Venable, who assumed the role in 2026.
History
The Federal Reserve Act, signed by President Woodrow Wilson on December 23, 1913, created the Federal Reserve System with the original objective of providing the nation with a safer, more flexible, and stable monetary and financial system. A Reserve Bank Organization Committee selected Atlanta as the site for the Sixth District's Reserve Bank, announcing the decision in April 1914. The bank opened for business on November 16, 1914, operating from rented space in Atlanta's Hurt Building.
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